Screen-hood



R. MARTIN.

SCREEN HOOD.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 10. 1919.

Patented July 5, 1921.

RALPH MARTIN, OF WINSLOW, INDIANA.

SCREEN-HO OD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 5, 1921.

Application filed December 10, 1919. Serial No. 343,908.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RALPH MARTIN, a citizenof the United States, residing at Winslow, in the county of Pike andState of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Screen-Hood, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in hoods forautomobile en gines, and it is the primary object of the invention toprovide a hood which will permit air to circulate around the cylindersof the engine thereby aiding in the cooling of the engine, and greatlyenhancing the ciliciency thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hood of this characterwhich may be readily and easily applied in place of the usual hoodconstruction in common use, by any person unfamiliar with mechanics.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing Figure 1 illustrates a fragmental elevationalview of an engine having a hood constructed in accordance with thepresent invention, applied thereto, and

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the hood, the wire mesh being shown aspartly broken away.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the engine hood forming the subjectmatter of the present invention includes a frame comprising end sections5 and 6 which are 1 formed of substantially heavy wire formed intorelatively straight portions 7 and 8, and upper inclined portions 9 and10.

The frame embodies two of these end sections 5 and 6 supported in spacedrelation by means of the horizontal bars 11 and 12 connected to the endsections preferably by electro welding the same together, but it is tobe understood that these sections forming the body portion of the hoodmay be connected in any suitable manner without departing from thespirit of the invention.

Connecting bars 13 and 1 1 connect the lower ends of the respective endsections so that the same will be supported in proper spaced relationwith each other, at all times, and as shown thes connecting bars 18 and14 are provided with offset portions 16 extending beyond the bars 13 and14 so that the same may be grasped by the usual spring clamps employedin securing the ordinary engine hood now in use, to the chassis of theautomobile.

Embracing the frame of the hood, is a covering 15 comprising wire meshmaterial, the same being secured to the frame by any suitable means, sothat the cover will be secured to the frame against displacement.

From the foregoing it is obvious that a hood constructed in accordancewith the present invention, may be applied in place of the solidmetallic hood now in use, to the end that the engine is exposed to theatmosphere so that air may circulate around the engine cylinders, toefiiciently cool the same, but at the same time be guarded againststones or other foreign matter from finding its way into the engine.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is In an enginehood, the rigid frame embodying end sections, horizontal upper and lowerbars connecting the end sections, the lower bars having offset portionsto receive the usual hood securing clips, a covering of wire meshmaterial supported by the bars and end sections, and said hood havinginclined upper surfaces.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixedmy signa ture in the presence of two witnesses.

RALPH MARTIN.

Witnesses CHARLES VVEsLEY CROW, MARK EVERETT MARSHALL.

